Agromet Advisories

Farmers and all other farm managements are advised to follow the guidelines of Government of Bangladesh to avoid infection and social transmission of CORONA virus (COVID-19). Precautions and safety measures should be taken up to prevent the Carona virus spread. Simple measures include social distancing, maintaining personal hygiene by washing hands with soap, wearing of face mask, drink hot water, stay at home and cleaning of implements and machinery. Farmers should not work in a group; consult with a doctor in case of any symptom. Please stay at home does not visit the field until it is very necessary.

Short range weather forecasr for next 24 hours

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over the district with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the district. Day and night temperature may fall slightly over the district.

Medium Range Weather Forecast over the distric:zero to moderate rainfall is expected

Aus Paddy

• Provide irrigation as requirement and maintain sufficient water level in the land.
• Monitor the field regularly to prevent disease attack. Take action as needed
• To control infestation of leaf blast & leaf spot in Aus rice, spray Carbendazim @2g/litre of water.
• If the population of Thrips and Green Leaf Hopper exceeds 25%, apply Malathion group insecticide at the rate of 1ml/1 litre of water.
• There is chance of Gandhi bug and Brown plant hopper attack. Spray 2 grams of carbaryl 50 WP per liter of water to protect against Gandhi bug attack.
• Apply approved pesticides to protect against brown plant hopper attacks.
• Apply approved pesticides after rainfall

 Aman Paddy

• Provide irrigation as requirement and maintain sufficient water level in the land.
• Keep seed beds free from weeds.
• Spray carbofuran at the approved rate in case of Yellow stem borer infestation.

Vegetables:

• Be careful not to get damaged by gusty wind. Plant a new garden during the monsoon season
• Sow seeds of gourd, pumpkin, cucumber, sponge gourd.
• In pumpkin, ridge-gourd, pointed gourd and cucumber, there is a chance of attack of Red-Pumpkin Beetle during current weather condition. To control, apply Dimecron or rogor (1ml per litre of water).

• The prevailing weather conditions are congenial for incidence sucking pests in vegetables. To control, spray Dimethoate @ 2 ml or Acephate @ 1.5 g per litre of water.
• If the root of the balsam apple flower rots, take necessary measures.
• Collect winter vegetable seeds.

Horticulture Crops

• Mango orchards should be inter-maintained.
• The farmers are advised to take up plant protection measures carefully in horticultural crops like, pomegranate for bacterial blight and lime for leaf minor.
• Make holes for planting mango, guava and coconut.
• Plant banana trees and inter-care in the garden.
• Provide mechanical support to banana to prevent them from falling down due to strong winds.
• There is a chance of Sigatoka disease in banana, In case of severe attack, spray 2 ml hexaconazole or 1 ml propiconazole per one litre of water by mixing it with a sticker and spray on both the surface of the leaf.
• Apply approved pasticides if mealy bug on papaya fruit is attacked by leafhoppers.

 Jute:

• Monitor the field regularly to prevent attack of root rot, stem rot and other pests.

• Keep seed beds free from weeds.
• Before flowering (120 days after sowing), jute cutting and rating operations should be completed.
• Prevailing weather conditions are favourable for incidences of Hairy Caterpillar & Semiloper in Jute. Monitor the incidences of these pests. If observed, apply Spray Imidocholoprid/Chlorocyrin/ Nitro @ 1ml/litre of water for Hairy Caterpillar & Imidocholoprid/Chlorocyrin/ Nitro @ 1ml/litre of water for Semiloper.
• There may be incidences of stem weevil in jute. To control, apply Dichlorvos @ 3 ml per 4 litre of water or Endosulphan 2 ml per litre of water.

Livestock

• Livestock may be affected by foot and mouth disease due to rainy weather. Following measures may be taken up.
• Feed them only dry food.
• Keep the shed clean and dry.
• Disinfect the shed with bleaching powder.
• Don’t allow to graze the cattle in submerged field.
• If wound found at foot and mouth wash the wound with potassium per manganate solution.
• Vaccinate livestock regularly.
• If any disease symptoms appear, seek veterinary doctor advice immediately for proper treatment.

Poultry

• Apply lime bleaching powder and copper sulphet solution spray before placing them in farm
• Provide vaccinations as advised by the doctor.
• Apply dry food and clean tap water for drinking purpose.
• Prevailing hot and humid weather condition may lead to gastrointestinal parasites infection to the poultry. Clean sanitary conditions of poultry sheds are very much important

Fishery

• Repair damaged dykes of fisheries ponds and take care so that fishes do not escape.
• Drain excess water from the pond.
• There is enough water, so release the fry into the pond.
• Remove the unwanted fishes before leaving the new fry into the pond.
• Contact the local fisheries office for any advice.